Valve's new Steam Controller sells out on launch day
The story
After going on sale today, Valve's new Steam Controller is already sold out, though you may still have a chance to get one.
From the source
If you were hoping to snag Steam Controller today, you may be out of luck already. Valve's new PC gamepad went on sale and then promptly sold out in about 30 minutes, though it has been intermittently flashing in and out of stock since.
The Steam Controller is Valve's second try at PC gamepad following its first attempt in 2015. The new model adapts the Steam Deck's haptic trackpads to a more traditional gamepad form factor and adds new features like Grip Sense, a new touch-activated gyro control method. Last week, Valve announced that the Steam Controller would be available to order from Steam today, May 4, for $99.
The demand turned out to be high. After going on sale at 1 p.m. EDT, some users reported that they were met with Steam errors citing a "high volume of purchase requests." Others were able to get as far as Steam's payment method screen, but were hit with errors that prevented them from locking in their transaction. Around 30 minutes later, the Steam Controller page listed the product as "out of stock."
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